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𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓁𐒻𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰́𐓁𐒻̄noun1Tonkawa (tribe or tribal member)π’°π“€π’°π“π’°π’²π“„π’°π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π““π’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π“‚π“π’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“’π’·π“€π“Žπ“†π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’» π’Ήπ“‚π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“π’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’°π’Όπ’·π“‡π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ώπ’°π’Όπ’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“Šπ’»π“„π“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π’°π“„π’° π“π’»π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“‡π“‚π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π““π’°π““π’·π“π’°π““π“‚π’Ώπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓏𐒰́𐓍𐒰̄𐓆𐒼𐒰verb1speak clearly2make plain, distinct, or clear3clarify4elucidateby mouth make it clear to folks𐓏𐒰-𐓍𐒰-𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒻𐒷 𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰
π“π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π“π’°Μπ“π’°Μ„π“†π“ˆπ’°π“†π“ˆπ’°adjective1stickykeeps sticking to stuff𐓏𐒰-π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓇𐓂𐒷𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰̋𐓇𐓂𐒷intransitive verb1smoke𐓏𐒰-𐓍𐒰𐓇𐓂𐒷
π“π’°π“π’°π“Šπ’·π“π’°π“π’°Μπ“‹π’·intransitive verb1eating of certain kinds of food2eat them𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒡𐒷𐓏𐒰-π“π’°π“Šπ’·π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰̋𐓏𐒰1countintransitive verb2say numbersintransitive verb3countingnoun4number(s)noun𐓏𐒰-𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰 π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“π’°Μ‹π“π’° π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°adjective1millionbig count𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰 π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’°π“π’°π“π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰 π““π“Žπ“Šπ’·π“π’°π“π’°Μ‹π“π’° π““π“ŽΜ‹π“Šπ’·noun1pennyred count𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓏𐒰 π““π“Žπ“π’°π“π’°π“π’°π““π“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“π’°π“π’°π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π’°Μ‹π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜noun1penny, cent, change, coinslittle countπ“π’°π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π’°π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰̋𐓒𐓂1lulu, ululate (i.e., produce the high-pitched, shrill sound that the women singers around the drum sometimes make at an event such as a dance to show that they are pleased by gifts they have just received or by the dancing or some other stimulusintransitive verb2a sound similar to yodelingnoun𐓏𐒰-𐓍𐒰𐓒𐓂
-𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒷𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒷1cause themsfx2make one, make people, make folkssfx-𐓏𐒰𐒷-𐓏𐒱-𐓏𐒷𐓏𐒰--𐓍𐒷This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ήπ“‚π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ήπ“‚π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°noun1clownπ“π’°π“π’»π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°π“π’»-π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜1think thingsintransitive verb2think about, think on, ponder, muse about (especially about things in the past or events that have already occurred)intransitive verb3make up his mindintransitive verb4mindnoun5brainnoun6thoughtnoun7soulnoun8thinkingnounπ“π’°π“π’»π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π“π’°-π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜ π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π’·Μ„π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·Μ1wayward, unruly, not in one's right mindintransitive verb2crazy personnoun3person of unsound mindnoun4demented personnounπ“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷intransitive verb1decide2make up one's mindπ“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒰!make up your mind!π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π’Όπ’»π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ 𐒽𐒻𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷verb1make up one's mind on one's own2decide for oneselfπ“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’»π’Ό-𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π’Όπ’»π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷intransitive verb1change one's mindπ“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ 𐓇𐒻 𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒷 π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ 𐒷̋ π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’°π““π’»π“„π’·he didn't want her to change her mind againmake up one's mind anewπ“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’»π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π“Šπ’»π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π“Œπ’»Μadjective1wiseπ“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Μ‹Ν˜ π“€π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° π“π’°π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π“Œπ’»Μ 𐓋𐒻́ π“π’»Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒷, π’°π“π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°π“„π’°π““π’» π“Œπ’· π’°π““π’»Ν˜ 𐓍𐒻́𐒰̄𐓄𐒷that wise turkey hen has made a nest where she thinks we can't find itπ“π’±π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π“Šπ’»π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“‚π“Šπ’»This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ π“€π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ π“€π’°Ν˜π“π’»ΜΝ˜intransitive verb1be satisfiedwalk with a good mindπ“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“€π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.This term can be conjugated twice. First is ATHA, followed by BRUSH. The ATHA conjugation is sometimes optional.
π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“‰π’°Ν˜1smart, intelligent2be a smart person3learn, adjust the mind4good mind, intelligence, large brainπ“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒻𐓇𐒼𐒻𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒻̋𐓇𐒼𐒻1do laundry, wash clothes, wash somethingintransitive verb2laundry (clothes needing washing)noun𐓏𐒰-𐓍𐒻𐓇𐒼𐒻
π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’Όπ’»π“Šπ’»π“π’°π“π’»Μ‹π“‡π’Όπ’»π“‹π’»noun1laundry (the place), laundry house𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒻̋𐓇𐒼𐒻𐓋𐒻 π“Šπ’» π“‡π“Šπ’·Μ‹ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ 𐓓𐓂́𐓏𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐒴𐒷̋ π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’°when you go to the laundry, I want to go with youπ“π’±π“‡π’Όπ’»π“Šπ’»π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’Όπ’»π“Šπ’»
π“π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“π’»Μπ“‰π’°verb1be one's turn
π“π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜1do workintransitive verb2farmintransitive verb3work, employment, jobnoun4place of employment, workplace, officenoun𐓏𐒰-
π“π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»Μπ“‰π’° π“‚π’Ώπ’»Μ‹Ν˜intransitive verb1occupy an office2serve in a postπ“π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“‚π’Ώπ’»Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜πŸ”Š1singintransitive verbπ“π’°Μ„π’΄π“‚ΜΝ˜ π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’°I want to singπ“π’»π““π’»ΜΝ˜, π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜ π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ 𐓇𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒷 π’Ήπ’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’»older brother, you sang good last nightπ“π’°Μ„π“π’°Μπ“‡π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’°ΜΝ˜π’Ήπ“‚Μ„Ν˜when you sing, I like itπ“π’°Μ„π“‡π“ˆπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π“Œπ’· 𐒻́𐓍𐒻𐒴𐒰?did you get enough [of you] singing?Mogri 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π“π’°Μπ’Ώπ’»Ν˜ π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜ π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒷 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱Mogri is really singing prettyπ“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° 𐒰𐓄𐒰 π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜ 𐒰𐓄𐒱́the birds are singingπ“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜ 𐓉𐒰 𐒰𐓄𐒱, 𐓂𐓍𐓂́𐓏𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓍𐒷 𐓉𐒰 π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·Μ?they're going to sing, are you going to see about it/things?π’°Ν˜π“π’°Μ‹π“π“‚Ν˜ 𐓉𐒱let's [three or more] singπ“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π“„π’» π’°π“π’°Μ‹π“Œπ’» π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’·Μyou all sing, I'm dancing2songnounπ’»Ν˜π’Ώπ“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“‡π’Όπ’° π“π’°π“„π’°ΜΝ˜ π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜"calling them" songs𐓋𐒷̋ π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜buffalo songsπ’Όπ’°Μ‹π“Œπ’· π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜?what kind of song is that?𐓉𐒰̋ π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜deer songsπ“π’°π“π“ŽΝ˜π“π’°-
π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜ π“„π’»π“‚Ν˜π“π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜ π“…π’»Μπ“‚Ν˜intransitive verb1be a singer2pray for each otherknow how to singπ“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’»π“‚Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°Μπ“π“‚π“‰π’°Ν˜1straightadjective2reliable, respectable, proper, honestadjective3clearly, straight, properly, truthfullyadverbπ“π’°π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π“‚π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜Quintero notes on page 227 of her Osage Dictionary (2009) that this term "refers to a person's way of living rather than to conduct of the moment and hence is often used in admonishments (as in making one's ways straight, reforming, straightening out, going straight in one's behavior); contrasts with π“‚π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜, which refers to immediate behavior or conduct of the moment and thus may be used, for example, to scold children for their current actions."
π“π’°π“π“Žπ“†π’Όπ’°π“π’°Μπ“π“ŽΜ„π“†π’Όπ’°intransitive verb1make things plain (such as words or lines on a paper, borders on land)2clarify or elucidate things
π“π’°π“π“Žπ“π’°π““π’»π“π’°Μπ“π“Žπ“π’°π““π’»π“π’°π“π“ŽΜπ“π’°π““π’»noun1female who has not married2virginπ“π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π’°π““π’»
π“π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π’°Μπ“π“Žπ“π’·1be or get married (said of a female)intransitive verbπ“π’°Μπ“‡π’΅π“Žπ“‘π’· 𐓍𐒰̄𐓇𐒷́?are you married?π“π’°Μπ“‡π“Šπ“Žπ“‘π’·?did you marry?𐒼𐓂𐒷 π“‚Μπ“π“‚Μ„Ν˜ π““π’»π“‡π“‚Ν˜ 𐓇𐒻́ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“‡π’»ΜΝ˜ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐓂𐒷 𐓅𐒻̋𐓓𐒻 π““π’»π“‡π“‚Ν˜ 𐓇𐒻́ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐓂𐒷 𐓄𐒷̋𐓇𐒼𐒻 π“π’»π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’° 𐓉𐒱 π“π’°Μπ“‡π’΅π“Žπ“‘π’· π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜before you get old and before you get fat and ugly and nobody wants you, you should get married𐒷𐓉𐒰 π“π’°Μπ’΄π“Žπ“‘π’· π“€π’°Ν˜π““π’»Μ 𐓉𐒰 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱maybe I better not get married2wedding (used by bride's friends or family)nounπ“π’°Μπ“π“Žπ“‘π’· 𐒴𐒷̋ 𐓍𐒷I'm going to a wedding [spoken by family or friend of the bride]𐓏𐒰-π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·
π“π’°π“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“π’°Μπ“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜1be a stingy person, be stingystingy with stuff𐓏𐒰-π’Όπ’»π“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜